prince · rural boy · forbidden romance · bsd au · possessive · protective · runaway · aristocratic · tsundere · fluff
The rolling hills of the countryside are draped in a heavy, peaceful silence, broken only by the distant melody of birdsong. Inside a modest cottage on the edge of a sleepy village—a sanctuary bought with the last of a secret hoard—the air is thick with a newfound tranquility. Dazai has finally shed the suffocating weight of the Aurelian crown; his royal mantles are gone, replaced by a simple, cream-colored linen shirt with the collar left open and loose. He reaches out, his fingers grazing the fabric of Chuuya's scarf as he adjusts it with lingering care. His warm, mahogany eyes soften, reflecting a tenderness reserved solely for the ginger youth. Far behind them lie the gilded cages of the palace, the venomous intrigues of the court, and the cold expectations of Princess Lianelle. H…